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Federer through to Halle second round

This content was published on Jun 11, 2002 Dreekman, playing his first match after a two-year break, proved a surprisingly difficult opponent for second-seeded Federer, having earlier seen off his more well-known compatriot Boris Becker 7-6, 6-7, 10-6 during an exhibition match on Saturday. Federer will face David Prinosil, also from Germany, in the second round of the $800,000 tournament. Fellow Swiss Michel…

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Volcker defends fast-track handout of Holocaust money

This content was published on Jun 11, 2002 Paul Volcker, a so-called “Special Master” of the Zurich-based Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT), said he hoped $800 million – designated for holders of dormant accounts in Swiss banks – would be distributed to some 36,000 applicants by year’s end. Volcker’s comments came several days after the CRT announced it was giving in-house lawyers the task…

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Swiss bankers seek to boost image in Paris

This content was published on Jun 11, 2002 The Swiss delegation, led by the director of the Swiss Bankers Association, Urs Roth, also met officials at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent body set up to monitor money laundering and global financial terrorism. “We’re trying to correct any misunderstandings or myths about Switzerland as financial centre,” James Nason, spokesman for the…

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Swiss join global sweep on money launderers

This content was published on Jun 10, 2002 The federal police office told swissinfo that the accounts had been frozen in response to a request for legal assistance from Rome. A spokesman refused to give further details, saying only that the accounts blocked were held at banks in Ticino, St Gallen and Geneva. The move was part of a global operation, centred on…

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Narrow defeat for Alinghi crew

This content was published on Jun 10, 2002 The Swiss boat, financed and navigated by Geneva billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, is being tipped as the likely challenger to Team New Zealand in next year’s America’s Cup. And if the Nations Cup is anything to go by, the competition between the two crews is set to be fierce. Skippered by their own New Zealander, Russel…

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American Impressionism makes rare appearance

This content was published on Jun 10, 2002 Although numerous exhibitions in Europe have focused on the birth and growth of Impressionism in France, relatively few museums include works by American Impressionists in their permanent collections. Yet while Impressionism marked a fundamental watershed in the history of modern art, the United States was one of only a few countries to give it such…

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US judge criticises Swiss banks

This content was published on Jun 10, 2002 Judge Edward Korman, who approved the $1.25 billion (SFr1.95 billion) settlement between the banks and Jewish plaintiffs’ groups, is said to have told employees of the Zurich-based Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) that bankers had attempted to withhold information about Holocaust assets. The CRT was set up to process individual claims to Swiss bank accounts dating…

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Habsburg legacy lives on in Aargau

This content was published on Jun 10, 2002 For centuries, the Habsburgs ruled over large swathes of western and central Europe – from Spain and the Netherlands to Hungary – and only gave up power in Austria at the end of the First World War. Less well known is the fact that the family took its name from a castle in what is…

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Sauber draw a blank in Canada

This content was published on Jun 9, 2002 Sauber’s Felipe Massa came home in ninth place, while Nick Heidfeld finished 12th. The result leaves Sauber in fifth place in the constructors’ championship with eight points. Both drivers were handed time penalties for breaking the 80kmh speed limit in the pit lane. Peter Sauber, the team’s owner, later blamed this on a computer software…

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Hollow victory for Swiss handballers

This content was published on Jun 9, 2002 The Swiss knew they had their work cut out for them after the two teams met last weekend in Poland. The Poles took the first match of the doubleheader 23-19. To reach next year’s championships in Portugal, the Swiss had to overcome the four-goal deficit at home, a difficult, but not impossible task. In Olten,…

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